Great Blue Heron ²

Identification
The great blue heron length is 46 feet and the wingspan is 72 feet. The weight of the blue heron is 5.3 lbs. and they nest in colonies in dead trees. The color of the blue heron is light blue and the beak is long.

Niche
The great blue heron is a consumer and it eats fish, frogs, crayfish and large insects. The great blue heron is a carnivore. The animals who eat the great blue heron are coyotes, possum, raccoons, hawks, bobcats and the eagles.

Sources:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071101151734AAeoMDT
The Sibley Field Guide of Eastern Northern America.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/72825507@N00/3020707979
2. Adapted by mtastudent from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_herodias

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